Le Vin Est Une Fete Rouge, Elian Da Ros, Cotes du Marmandais, 2016

Le Vin Est Une Fete Rouge, Elian Da Ros, Cotes du Marmandais, 2016

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Le Vin est une Fête hails from the Côtes du Marmandais, an appellation that was once better known, with now only a fraction of its former hectarage under vine, due to an increased appetite for New World Big Brands – I hope you’re feeling suitably guilty! About an hours drive from Bordeaux and planted with two of the regions signature varieties, Merlot and Cabernet Franc in a 40/40 ratio with a dash of the local Abouriou. It’s fully organic and smells like summer pudding, with raspberries, squish soft blackberries and just a hint of violets. Its pretty as a picture, silky and delicate and as Matt Walls said in Decanter Magazine ‘quietly unforgettable’. (O)